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Wierzbna granite quarry, Wierzbna, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
Regional Level Types
Wierzbna granite quarryQuarry (Inactive)
WierzbnaVillage
Gmina ŻarówGmina
Świdnica CountyCounty
Lower Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 53' 53'' North , 16° 29' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.89808,16.49267
GRN:
N34E08
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Age:
324 ± 7 Ma
Geologic Time:
Mississippian
Dating method:
Rb/Sr on biotite (nearby Siedlimowice quarry)
Reference for age:
Pin C, Puziewicz J, Duthou JL. (1989) Ages and origins of a composite granitic massif in the Variscan belt: a Rb-Sr study of the Strzegom-Sobótka Massif, W Sudetes (Poland). Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen 160: 71-82.
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Jaworzyna Śląska5,242 (2016)4.6km
Żarów7,065 (2016)4.8km
Świdnica60,351 (2018)6.0km
Marcinowice555 (2010)6.7km
Stanowice1,200 (2010)9.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
419290
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419290:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Würben/kamieniołom granitów dwułyszczykowych w Wierzbnej
Other Languages:
German:
Würben, Würben, Powiat Świdnicki, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen


Old, abandoned and flooded mica granite (monzogranite) quarry, that belong to the Strzegom-Sobótka massif. On the north slope of Wierzbnik Hill 264m (Germ. Würben Schanze).

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
References:
Breslau. P. 1-285
Roth J. (1867) Erläuterungen zu den geognostischen Karte vom Niederschlesischen Gebirge und den umligenden Gegenden. Berlin
Traube, H. (1888) Die Minerale Schlesiens [The Minerals of Silesia]. J.U. Kern's Verlag. 286 pp.
Finckh L. (1920) Erläuterungen zur geologische Karte von Preußen und benachbarten Bundesstaaten. 3014 [5165] Blatt Weizenrodau. Gradabteilung 76, No. 8 . Geologische Karte von Preußen und benachbarten deutschen Ländern. Preußische Geologische Landesanstalt Berlin.
Majerowicz A (1972) Masyw granitowy Strzegom-Sobótka. Studium petrologiczne (Strzegom-Sobótka granitic massif. Petrological study). Geologia Sudetica 6: 7-88 (in Polish).
Turniak K., Bröcker M. (2002) Age of the two-mica granite from the Strzegom-Sobótka Massif: new data from U/Pb monazite and xenotime study. Polskie Towarzystwo Mineralogiczne Prace Specialne 20: 211-213.
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Xenotime'
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'		-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wierzbna,_Lower_Silesian_Voivodeship
Wikidata ID:Q1258414

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References

Roth J. (1867) Erläuterungen zu den geognostischen Karte vom Niederschlesischen Gebirge und den umligenden Gegenden. Berlin
Traube, H. (1888) Die Minerale Schlesiens [The Minerals of Silesia]. J.U. Kern's Verlag. 286 pp.
Finckh L. (1920) Erläuterungen zur geologische Karte von Preußen und benachbarten Bundesstaaten. 3014 [5165] Blatt Weizenrodau. Gradabteilung 76, No. 8 . Geologische Karte von Preußen und benachbarten deutschen Ländern. Preußische Geologische Landesanstalt Berlin.
Cramer R., Finckh L., Zimmermann E. (1924) Geologische Karte von Preußen und benachbarten deutschen Ländern. Blatt 5164 Schweidnitz. Geognostisch bearbeitet 1907-1921. Preuss. Geologische Landesanstalt Berlin.
Zur Mühlen, L. von (1925) Erläuterungen zu Blatt Striegau. Geologische Karte von Preußen und benachbarten deutschen Ländern 1:25.000 Lief.222. Preußische Geologische Landesanstalt Berlin.
Majerowicz A (1972) Masyw granitowy Strzegom-Sobótka. Studium petrologiczne (Strzegom-Sobótka granitic massif. Petrological study). Geologia Sudetica 6: 7-88 (in Polish).
Puziewicz J. (1985) Petrologia skał masywu granitowego Strzegom-Sobótka (Petrology of rocks from Strzegom-Sobótka granitic massif. Conference Proceedings „Petrologia skał masywu granitowego Strzegom-Sobótka i jego osłony”: 19-27 (in Polish).
Janeczek J., Sachanbiński M. (1989) Beryl pegmatites in two-mica granite in the eastern part of the Strzegom-Sobótka massif. Archiwum Mineralogiczne, 54, 1:57-79. [in Polish].
Pin C, Puziewicz J, Duthou JL. (1989) Ages and origins of a composite granitic massif in the Variscan belt: a Rb-Sr study of the Strzegom-Sobótka Massif, W Sudetes (Poland). Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen 160: 71-82.
Puziewicz J. (1990) Masyw granitowy Strzegom-Sobótka. Aktualny stan badań (Strzegom-Sobótka granitic massif. Recent state of studies). Archiwum Mineralogiczne 45: 135-152 (in Polish).
Turniak K., Bröcker M. (2002) Age of the two-mica granite from the Strzegom-Sobótka Massif: new data from U/Pb monazite and xenotime study. Polskie Towarzystwo Mineralogiczne Prace Specialne 20: 211-213.
Domańska-Siuda J. (2007) The granitoid Variscan Strzegom-Sobótka massif. In: A. Kozłowski, J. Wiszniewska (eds.), Granitoids in Poland. Archiwum Mineralogiczne Monograph, 1, 179-191.
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